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HP Compaq Presario v3000z Notebook

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HP Pavilion Ze4805us Notebook

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Compaq Presario Notebook

1. My ideapad Y430 easy cam doesnot working after i reinstall windows vista ultimate. Not i cant use it for my password. 2. I also try to partition it into four but it doesnot support i can have only two partition. 3. i cant install Windows XP3 in this machin. plese halp me.

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Lenovo 3000 Y410 Notebook

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PC Desktops

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PC Desktops

I have a dell 4600 that I got from my daughter . which I had to re-install and It has a password in the bios for the set up and my daughter dont know

I have a toshiba laptop & half the keys on the keyboard won't work

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Toshiba Satellite A100-S8111TD Notebook

My conexant HD driver device is not working.i cant get any sound coming through my compaq presario laptop notebook.although the software is in the system, the device is not working and i have tried everything. What should i do in the meantime?
The serial number for it 3.34.0.50

I have a compaq presario v3000. everytime i start it a blue screen appears then it'll show a problem occured.... safe mode safe mode with networking last known good configuration choose to start windows manually i have tried all of these but it'll just start over and over again.

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HP Compaq Presario v3000z Notebook

Emachine T2385 Won't Boot in Normal Mode past Windows XP Screen

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My HP Pavilion 16.9 bright view screen entertainment black laptop just keeps showing up a black screen. Everything is still on. But nothing works when you press a key. The only thing i can do to make it run normal is shut it down manually and restart it. I did use to try fn,f6. it worked. but now it will not do a thing for me. Please help me resolve this problem. how do i make it unlock and keep it from stop locking up on my again?

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HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

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Computer Monitors

Maxtor One Touch Mini 4 external 160 Gb no longer recognized by computer. Any way to retrieve data? The disk still spins (I can feel it when I hold it in my hand), but the laptop (Windows XP) won't acknowledge it anymore.
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I am unable to open cafe world - Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

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Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

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PC Desktops

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PC Desktops

Monitor screen stuck at input not supportedhow do I go back ?

Assuming you have not changed the connection to your monitor (from VGA to DVI signal, for example), or that you have not messed around with the display settings, further below may be the situation. Else, you need to access your LCD menu and choose t ...
HP Computer Monitors

Emachines notebook m5310 corrupted bios recovery

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PC Laptops

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